1. Tools for Creating ISO Metadata National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)

2. Desktop Applications Web Forms/Applications XML Editors Tools for Creating and Editing ISO Metadata

3. CatMDEdit

4. ArcGIS 10.2 ArcGIS Help 10.2 > Geodata > Data types > Metadata http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/arcgis-for-desktop

5. Geoportal

6. GeoNetwork

7. GeoNetwork is a catalog application to manage spatially referenced resources. It provides powerful metadata editing and search functions, as well as an embedded interactive web map viewer. Platform independent Multilingual Multiple standards ISO 19139 FGDC CSDGM ISO 19115 ISO 19115-2 ISO 19119 ISO 19110 Dublin Core

8. GeoNetwork http://geonetwork-opensource.org/ Presentation of metadata records using different view formats, such as HTML. Free download

9. GeoNetwork Benefits ISO 19115, ISO 19115-2, ISO 19110, ISO 19119, CSDGM, Dublin Core Good validation Ingest and export batch records Search interface Platform independent Multilingual GUI Customizable Common repository Open-source Challenges Complicated start-up Validation errors are hard to understand sometimes No biological or NAP support Transform engine cannot support Xpath 2.0 (FGDC-ISO transforms)

10. XMLSpy

12. http://www.altova.com/xmlspy.html

13. XMLSpy Benefits More power! Support any standard if you have the schemas Easy to edit Batch functions Nice graphics generated from schemas Performs transformations Performs validation Skins Challenges $$$ Must know XML No GUI

14. Altova Authentic

15. hhttp://www.altova.com/download/authentic.html

16. Altova Authentic Benefits Free Customizable GUI via skins Desktop or web-based Challenges Skin development externally

17. oXygen

18. http://www.oxygenxml.com/

19. oXygen Benefits More power! Support any standard if you have the schemas Easy to edit Batch functions Performs transformations Performs validation Challenges $$$ Must know XML Must set up validation and transformation scenarios No GUI

20. NGDC Record Services https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/recordServices

21. Component Registry - Docucomp https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/docucomp/

22. EPSG Registry http://www.epsg-registry.org/

23. ncISO http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/eds/tds/

24. ncISO

25. GRIIDC ISO 19115-2 Editor https://data.gulfresearchinitiative.org/metadata-editor-start

26. Form Views

27. Writing Metadata

28. Creating ISO Metadata From templates – Generic template with basic mandatory fields – Data template with set From scratch – Metadata Editor – XML Editor

29. Edit Fields in Template

30. Validation Tips <gmi:MI_Metadata xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:gmd="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmd" xmlns:gco= “http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gco” xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:srv="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/srv" xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2" xmlns:gsr="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gsr" xmlns:gss="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gss" xmlns:gts="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gts" xmlns:gmx="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmx" xmlns:gmi="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.isotc211.org/2005/gmi http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/metadata/published/xsd/schema.xsd">

34. ISO Resources Intro to ISO Training Materials: http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/metada ta-standards/metadata-training/ NOAA EDM Wiki: https://geo- ide.noaa.gov/wiki/index.php?title= Main _Page Online ISO Training: ftp://ftp.ncddc.noaa.gov/pub/Metad ata/Online_ISO_Training/

35. Questions? ncddcmetadata@noaa.gov Kathy.Martinolich@noaa.gov